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I was originally an arable farmer but diversified into cider making back in 2011 when someone wrote to me asking if I had any apple trees, as they would like to buy the fruit to make into juice. I decided to plant some trees for them. While I was planning the new orchard, the thought occurred to me to try making make my own cider. So I visited the West of England and took some advice from cider makers down there.

I tried out my first batch of cider on a home-made press using apples from neighbouring gardens and from the roadside … admittedly not the best but I had got the bug. So my new orchard was planted with a blend of cider apples and dessert fruit – a blend I still use to this day. The business has continued to grow since then, and I use apples from our own orchards as well as others from Northamptonshire and Herefordshire farmers.

Saxby’s ethos is to produce high quality, authentic cider using fruit from English trees embracing both traditional and modern techniques, for a flavour that can be enjoyed by everyone. Cider doesn’t have to be a large production line drink. Neither does it have to be bland or too niche for the masses.

NB - Whilst the postal Town is Wellingborough (Northants) the cidery is located across the county border in the village of Farndish (Bedfordshire).
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Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Cloudy Rhubarb Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
12/9/2018. Bottle at The Freston Boot. Pours fizzy golden colour with minimal white head. Aroma of apples, rhubarb and light caramel. Moderate sweetness and tartness. Very nice rhubarb to taste. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Quite enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2018 at 17:01
Sigmund (15026) reviewed
3 Point 9 Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500 ml bottle, from Det Gode Brygg, Kvadrat. ABV is, unsurprisingly, 3.9%. Very pale and clear straw colour, moderately sparkling. Distinct aroma of cider apples, apple peel and sulphites, hints of oak. The flavour is moderately sweet (not as sweet as I feared), light bodied of course, but with fairly decent notes of cider apples and eating apples, a hint of sulphites.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2018 at 20:01
Brugmansia (22514) ticked
Cloudy Rhubarb Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
6/10
Tried on 31 Jul 2018 at 15:35
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Cloudy Rhubarb Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Cask (Gravity) @ Beerfly, 🇬🇧 45 St Cuthberts Street, MK40 3JG Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

[ As Saxby's Cloudy Rhubarb Cider ].
ABV: 3.5%. Cloudy medium yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, tart apples, sweet apples, fruity apples, rhubarb. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, sweet apple, sweet vanilla, tart apple, tart rhubarb. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20180731]
7-3-8-3-15
Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2018 at 15:33
Holmen2 (8976) reviewed
Blackcurrant Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared with JMD on board Fridtjofen 28.07.18. Dark ruby. Not much head. Fine aroma and taste of refreshing cider and blackcurrants. Very quaffable! An alcopop for the connoiseurs.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2018 at 15:18
Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
Blackcurrant Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0,5 flaske fra Gulating Stavanger, delt med skibsrederen under dagens båtpuss: klar dyprød rav med kort bruseskum. Fin solbæraroma, og solbærene utfyller smaken av ciderepler på en behagelig måte. En deilig sommerforfriskning. Drikker gjerne denne igjen.
Tried on 28 Jul 2018 at 15:17
Holmen2 (8976) reviewed
Strawberry Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle shared with JMD at HNB 25.07.18. Clear golden. No head. Aroma of Hubba Bubba, wine gum and artificial strawberry taste. Taste of wine gum, artificial strawberry taste, apple zest and apples, Probably meant for people much younger than me.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2018 at 18:30
Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
Strawberry Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
0,5 flaske fra Det gode brygg (Sandnes), delt med skibsreder Ovesen under tapping av våre to siste Fjordsteam-øl: klar gylden med svært kort bruseskum. Duften minner om Hubba Bubba og bringebærdrops. Smaker som tynn bringebærbrus med hint av gule epler. Svært lav bitterhet og tilsvarende kort ettersmak. Thin, waterish alkopop.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2018 at 18:30
danlo (13924) reviewed
Original Cider - Sweet from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle as Saxby's Original Cider from Crafty Nectar. Sparkling pale golden colour, short-lived small white foam head and fruity apple aroma with sulphur hints. Taste is sweet, fleshy apple, some apple skin and leathery funk. Medium bodied, slightly spritzy carbonation, semi-dry tannic finish with residual sweetness. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2018 at 18:25
danlo (13924) reviewed
3 Point 9 Cider from Saxby's Cider
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Crafty Nectar. Yellow golden colour with a short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of apple & sulphur. Taste is bittersweet, juicy apple, some apple skin, with slight drying tannin. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry tangy finish. Easy drinking, quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2018 at 17:45